Prep girls tennis notes: Redwood answers in rematch against Branson

After losing to Branson 5-4 in the opening week of MCAL play, all the pressure was on the Redwood High girls tennis team when the two met on Tuesday at College of Marin.

The Giants handled that pressure like pros, defeating the Bulls 6-3.

"I felt like they fought hard. And now that they have done that and seen where it gets them I hope they want it more," said Redwood coach Marlies Zeisler of her team's effort. "I hope it makes them hungry."

No one seemed more hungry for a win than Redwood's Lauren Wolfe, who defeated Anastasia Bryan-Ajania 7-5, 6-4 at No. 3 singles to clinch the win for the Giants (13-5, 9-2).

"I was actually pretty nervous, but going into it I knew I just had to stay calm and play my game," Wolfe said. "It was nice to get that little revenge, especially since (my match) was the clinching match."

The Giants took the Nos. 3-6 singles matches all in straight sets, highlighted by a 6-4, 6-2 win at No. 4 singles where Kelly Klein defeated Branson's Sophie Reisfield.

"The team was really excited to play Redwood because we had a really close match against them (earlier this season)," Cline said. "I think since we did so well last year, we all came into the season really excited to do even better this year. It's kind of a bummer that we broke our winning streak, but it's OK though. We are still in there and we are still going to go pretty far, I think."

Branson coach Jenno Morson couldn't agree more.

"We have one of the toughest schedules, playing Tam and Redwood twice so it's a true test for us," Morson said. "Our ultimate goal is to win MCAL and I think we are still there. The goal is attainable."

Honor roll

San Domenico: Olivia Holmes defeated Danielle Konsvich 6-4, 7-6 (10) at No. 3 singles to lead the Panthers (1-4, 1-3 Bay Counties League Central) to a 3-2 win over Bay.